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ok i searched for about an hour and its almost imposibile to find what im looking for. i have, what i like to call, a grandma trike. regular old school trike made by schwinn. i need to know what size wheel sprocket i need.

ok so here is one problem. i weigh 280lbs and im 5'11" and i wanna go fast lol. the guy at northern tool sold me a 8 tooth wheel sprocket and i know that cant be right. the bike doesnt take off. its fast if u pedal the heck out of it and then press the gas. i want more of a "real" motorcycle feel. u know like gas and go. please help.

ok i searched for about an hour and its almost imposibile to find what im looking for. i have, what i like to call, a grandma trike. regular old school trike made by schwinn. i need to know what size wheel sprocket i need.

ok so here is one problem. i weigh 280lbs and im 5'11" and i wanna go fast lol. the guy at northern tool sold me a 8 tooth wheel sprocket and i know that cant be right. the bike doesnt take off. its fast if u pedal the heck out of it and then press the gas. i want more of a "real" motorcycle feel. u know like gas and go. please help.

8tooth...ummm you need about 12-1 gear reduction

you need a jackshaft
11tooth clutch to a 22tooth on jackshaft then 11 tooth otherside of jackshaft to 72 tooth sprocket on axle will give you 20mph at the governer limit of 3600 rpm no need to pedal like mad before hitting the gas

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you need a jackshaft
11tooth clutch to a 22tooth on jackshaft then 11 tooth otherside of jackshaft to 72 tooth sprocket on axle will give you 20mph at the governer limit of 3600 rpm no need to pedal like mad before hitting the gas

thanks... not sure what all of this means but now i know what to tell the guy to sell me..

^^^ not offended at all... just wondering why in every forum someone has something negative to say... it was my fauly to ass-u-me that u were that guy...

anyhow,@ ibedayank or anyone else that knows, i have a stupid question. how come regular bikes(two wheel) dont use the jackshaft method but every setup i see on a trike does? am i missing something? trust me i have read i just cant seem to figure it out.

i thought it was as easy as running a chain from the motor directly to the axle of the bike and just trying out different size sprockets till u find one that works... right now u cant see it ,but im wearing my face of shame...lol

Jack shaft ... i don,t have a trike , but my guess is that most motor kits run off the left side of the rear wheel . ( on a sprocket attached to the spokes )

you wouldn't be able to do that with a trike . ( you need to drive the axle )

Typicaly , the sprocket on the axle is offset to the right to line up with the pedal sprocket , so you need a jackshaft to transfer the drive ( from the left side of the motor , to the right side of the bike )

Like i say .. i don,t know because i don,t have a trike ( but i would imagine you would also need some sort of shift kit that would let your pedal sprocket freewheel while the motor is running )

Typicaly , the sprocket on the axle is offset to the right to line up with the pedal sprocket , so you need a jackshaft to transfer the drive ( from the left side of the motor , to the right side of the bike )

the jack shart kit has a freewheel front chain ring thats how its made possible . sickbikeparts.com find the hd jackshaftkit.